Balancer Announces New veBAL Experience Update

A new analysis from @QuantAMMDeFi examines the performance of Safe Haven Bitcoin Trust Funds (BTFs) during recent market volatility. This follows 21Shares' earlier research comparing spot Bitcoin ETFs to previous market cycles. Key points: - Focus on BTF behavior in unstable conditions - Builds on previous market sentiment analysis - Provides data-driven insights for investors This research helps investors understand how these newer financial instruments respond to market fluctuations.

**Circles** introduces a novel personal currency system built on Balancer's liquidity engine. Users can mint their own currency (CRC) at 1 token per hour perpetually. Key features: - Personal currency creation without banks or intermediaries - Liquidity Bootstrapping Pools starting at 99/1 ratio, moving to 50/50 over a year - Support for ETH, BTC, and GNO reserves - Social network-based trading through connection paths - 1:1 CRC swaps between connected users The system leverages Balancer LBPs and CoW protocol for liquidity and trading. Users can join through [app.metri.xyz](https://app.metri.xyz) to create profiles and participate in shared economies.

QuantAMM has launched Base Macro BTF on Balancer V3, a new Blockchain Traded Fund designed for bull market conditions. The fund features: - Daily onchain rebalancing with no gas fees - Exposure to large-cap tokens (cbBTC, wETH, USDC, AERO) - Custom pool logic minimizing reactions to minor price movements - Backtested performance using 2024 market data Other key updates: - Boosted E-CLPs now live on Optimism - sUSDX pool gaining traction on Arbitrum with 4.13%+ APR - veBAL currently valued at $4.63 with 28.51% voting APR

QuantAMM has launched Base Macro BTF, a new Blockchain Traded Fund built on Balancer v3, designed specifically for bull markets. The fund provides exposure to large-cap tokens on Base ($cbBTC, $wETH, $AERO, $USDC) with daily rebalancing capabilities. Key features: - Fully onchain with responsive daily re-weighting - Trained using 2024 market data - Optimized via Stochastic Gradient Descent - Gas-free for LPs - Filters small price movements while acting on significant shifts The strategy focuses on momentum and efficiency, automatically adjusting pool holdings based on market volatility while generating fees. [Explore the BTF](https://balancer.fi/pools/base/v3/0xb4161aea25bd6c5c8590ad50deb4ca752532f05d)